Michael S. Gashler

Dr. Gashler joined the university in 2012. His primary research interest is machine learning, and he is particularly interested in automated systems that can learn to make sense of visual imagery. He has also worked for the Waterford Institute, developing educational software for children and he has created programs and patented technology for Microsoft.

His love of computing began at an early age when he began building customized video games. He never considered anything else. He is the primary developer of comprehensive open source machine learning and data mining toolkit called Waffles. The resource contains a wide range of algorithms for performing operations in machine learning, data mining, and related topics.

Gashler and his wife, who is also a computer scientist, have three children. In his spare time, he enjoys computer gaming and all things computing.